tion of toxins in the body. Sometimes when we get overzealous in treating yeast we may make a person worse as we are taking away that built-in protection from the body. We may need to address toxicity issues first and then address the yeast. Too much yeast in the body can cause many symptoms such as gas, bloating, indigestion, reflux, diar- rhea, constipation, fatigue, headaches, joint aches, muscle aches, nasal/sinus congestion, asthma, PMS, irregular or heavy menses, in- fertility, weight gain, acne, depression, mood swings, brain fog, poor concentration, poor focus and sugar cravings. Can you relate to any of these? If you can, you may have yeast overgrowth possibly resulting from toxicity. Betty Brown came to me approximate-


ly 2 years ago with a longstanding history of hypothyroidism treated with Synthroid for 20+ years and a 5-year history of high blood pressure treated with Diovan. She was menopausal and had recently been placed on vaginal Premarin. She had IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) constipation dominant treated unsuccessfully with Zelnorm. Her constipation was so bad that if she didn’t use heavy-duty laxatives daily she would only move her bowels once a week. She also had symptoms of reflux and heartburn requiring treatment with Protonix. She had been treated for H. pylori twice and contin- ued to have the above gastrointestinal com- plaint along with belching and bloating. She had environmental allergies controlled with Zyrtec, a daily nasal spray and weekly al- lergy shots as well as symptoms of asthma requiring the use of an Advair inhaler. She


also used Imitrex as needed for migraine/si- nus headaches. She complained of moderate weight


gain, which refused to budge with diet and exercise. Her typical diet consisted of cof- fee and a Wasa cracker with jam or oatmeal for breakfast, coffee, salad and a sandwich for lunch and some type of animal protein and a vegetable and salad for dinner. If she had coffee after 2 PM it affected her sleep but otherwise she slept 7-8 hours straight through the night. She walked weekdays 4.5 miles a day for ~ one hour. She felt her ideal weight was 155 pounds and the last time she remembered weighing that was ~ 30 years ago. She described herself as always being “heavy” as a child and therefore had no illu- sions of becoming skinny but she knew she needed to lose weight to be healthier. Her symptom questionnaire and environmen- tal toxicity evaluation revealed a moderate level of symptoms and moderate toxic load. She did state that she was very sensitive to perfumes and aftershave. To address her symptoms of toxicity and


multiple health challenges we put together the following plan: a 3 week taper off of her caffeine, an elimination diet to remove “pro- inflammatory” foods from her diet, a daily detox shake to begin to address her pos- sible toxicity issues, magnesium citrate and a probiotic to help improve her bowel hab- its, blood work to assess her nutritional and thyroid status and to rule out celiac disease, a breath test to rule out persistent H. pylori infection and salivary hormone testing to ad- dress her menopausal symptoms and assess


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